How Kylie Jenner’s Twitter Account Was Just Hacked

And you could be at risk too.

The latest in a long line of celebrity hack victims is none other than social media king Kylie Jenner. The reality starlet found herself in the midst of many rude messages being sent out to her 16 million followers late Sunday night. One of the worst? "I love being so famous with no talent."

The tweets were quickly deleted but something was majorly suspicious about the entire thing. Turns out that one of the posts was a retweet from user @lolsw4y, which is the username linked to Katy Perry's Twitter hack last week, reports J-14 Magazine.

Thankfully, Kylie took the entire thing in stride, even posting a Snapchat clip of herself discussing the situation. "So my Twitter was hacked and I don't really care, I'm just letting him have fun," she explains in the video. Yes, that's an awesome attitude to take, but widespread social media hacks are not OK. So, what exactly is going on lately with all of these invasions of privacy lately?

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According to TheVerge.com, the recent spate of celebrity Twitter hacks might be linked to a 2012 security breach at LinkedIn. (Yeah, it's not just Kylie and Katy who have experienced some shady social media moments — Mark Zuckerberg, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, and Tenacious D have also had their accounts hacked.) In case you're not familiar, the massive breach resulted in over 100 million LinkedIn passwords being leaked recently, and the company believes it came from the 2012 compromise of user information. (If you haven't changed your LinkedIn password yet, we suggest you do so now.)

Aside from regularly updating your passwords, to make sure you don't find yourself the victim of a widespread Twitter (or any other social media platform) hack, there are certain precautions you can take. First, always make sure you vary your passwords across sites — as tempting (and easy to remember) as it may be, don't use the same password for everything. It's also worth noting that Twitter offers a login verification option, and you should probably use it.

The Huffington Post also recommends updating your computer and operating system with the most recent upgrades and anti-virus software and using caution when clicking on short (and potentially shady) URLs to keep things ultra-secure. And whenever possible, use a VPN (virtual private network) to further protect your carefully-selected passwords.